Originally posted by: ADigitalMan

Originally posted by: Adamwankenobi
But you know, as well as I, that there HAS to be more to it than that. Characters don't simply cease to exist before, after, and between each film, therefore the EU is allowable.

Of course. That school of thought has led to FANTASTIC cinematic moments. I'm thinking:

Scarlett
Return to Oz
Caddyshack II
The Return of Jafar
More American Graffiti
Speed 2: Cruise Control
The Color of Money
Book of Shadows: Blair Witch 2
EDIT: Grease 2 ... don't forget that crapfest either

I'm specifically leaving out franchise-killers like Batman & Robin or Rocky V and focusing on "blood-from-a-stone" first sequels that never should have happened. Any more dead horses we can beat?

I can't wait for that sequel "The Passion of the Christ: God's Vengeance." Throw in a resurrected Judas in a robot suit doing space battle with his old nemesis The Nazarene and it'll outgross the original.

Come on, dude. Is that really fair? Listing the names of crappy sequels is like shooting apples in a barrel! Surely, the Empire Strikes Back must have been one of the most successful sequels ever. Your point still stands, though. That's why there are backstories in movies, and people's imaginations to fill in the blanks. In fact, people's imaginations filling the blanks is the reason that EU exists.

I kinda respect EU, though usually not all of it. Mostly because it has influenced things in the movies. Like Coruscant. Can't think of anything else, though...well, at least not in the OT.